1st Grade Science : Plant and Animal Survival
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Example Question #2 : Life Science
Plants survive by using their _________ to absorb water. We use a __________ to drink water.
leaves; arms
roots; straw
stem; bones
roots; straw
Plants use their roots to absorb water from the ground to help them survive. Humans also need water to survive and a way we mimic (or copy) the way a plant solves this problem is by using a straw. We use a straw to drink water to help us live.
Example Question #3 : Life Science
The leaves of a water lily float on top of the water because they have a flat bottom. How can we mimic (or copy) plants to float on water?
Humans cannot float
Use our leaves
Use a raft
Use a raft
Humans can copy water lilies and use a raft to float on the surface of the water. The leaves of a water lily float on the surface of the water with their flat bottoms so they can absorb sunlight. We can also float on top of the water but we do not have leaves like plants do.
Example Question #4 : Life Science
What external structures do plants have that help them survive?
Roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.
Roots, bones, hands, and flowers.
Feet, stems, arms, and flowers.
Roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.
Plants have external structures used for survival. Roots are used to absorb water, the stem keeps a plant upright, leaves are used to absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide to make food, and the flowers are used for pollination.
Example Question #5 : Life Science
What is a human problem that can be solved by copying how plants survive?
Bicycle helmets are pretty just like flowers.
Bicycle helmets are worn on top of the head just like plants grow above the ground.
Bicycle helmets are hard just like the shell of an acorn.
Bicycle helmets are hard just like the shell of an acorn.
One human problem that can be solved by mimicking (copying) plants is how we protect our heads on a bicycle. The shells of nuts like the acorn are hard and protect what is inside. Helmets are made to be hard and shaped like our heads to protect us if we fall.
Example Question #6 : Life Science
The thorns on a rose bush help keep predators away. Humans _______ plants and use barbed wire to keep predators away from livestock.
water
mimic
kill
mimic
Humans often mimic plants to solve problems in their everyday life. Livestock such as goats or pigs are prey animals and can be eaten if not protected. The thorns on a rose bush will poke or cut something trying to eat it or climb up it. Barbed wire fences will cut or stick something that tries to climb in or out of the pasture.
Example Question #7 : Life Science
What does it mean to mimic someone or something?
To be friendly
To copy
To fight
To copy
To mimic someone or something means to copy or act the same as. Little brothers and sisters like to mimic or copy older siblings to annoy them! Humans also mimic plants and animals to solve problems.
Example Question #1 : Plant And Animal Survival
Humans mimic plants to solve our problems.
True
False
True
This is a true statement. Humans look at how plants use their external parts to survive and copy those features to help us in our own lives.
Example Question #2 : Plant And Animal Survival
How are plants useful to humans besides food?
Humans can mimic plants for survival.
Humans cannot use plants for anything besides food.
Humans can use plants to tell the future.
Humans can mimic plants for survival.
Plants are useful to humans because they are able to mimic or copy their structures for survival. We can copy their thorns or the way they float and use that information to make ways for us to do the same things.
Example Question #3 : Plant And Animal Survival
The foundation of a house keeps it stable and in place. What part of the plant does the same?
Flower
Leaves
Roots
Roots
The roots of a plant keep it stable and in place. Humans have mimicked or copied this survival strategy and used it to keep our houses in place and stable. Without strong roots or a strong foundation the plant or home would fall over.
Example Question #4 : Plant And Animal Survival
There are no parts of a plant that are similar to something a human uses.
True
False
False
There are many parts of a plant that humans use to solve their own problems and make new items. Rafts, helmets, fencing, and more are all modeled after plant parts.
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